Predetermine

(verb.) determine beforehand.

编辑:勒罗伊

• She summons the deserter to her with her fan; but the deserter, predetermined not to come, talks Britain with Podsnap. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• It seems that three titled belles in the first row had sat down predetermined that a _bonne d'enfants_ should not give them lessons in English. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The fallacy of assuming that the fact it is an inheritance, predetermines its future use, is obvious. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.

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